Worth noting, korrespondent.net has compiled its Invasion of Ukraine series into separate months, beginning May 9th, 2023. Linked in the title.
[Korrespondent] 21:22 The Russians fired mortars at a village in the border Semenovskaya community of the Chernihiv region, one person was wounded, the National Police reported.
20:25 Zelensky reported on the results of the second international summit Grain from Ukraine held in Kiev that the humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine has continued, more than $100 million has already been accumulated for its purpose.
18:19 The European Commission announced that it will allocate 50 million euros to repair Ukrainian ports damaged by Russian attacks. This should make it easier to export grain to international markets.
15:42 Zelensky said that during a meeting with Swiss President Alain Berset, they discussed issues of humanitarian demining, the use of frozen income from Russian assets, the Peace Formula, and the restoration of infrastructure facilities.
In addition, speakers and representatives of the parliaments of Belgium, Ireland, Finland, the Czech Republic, Poland, and Estonia are visiting Kiev today. During the meeting, possible ways to strengthen international support for Ukraine and the effectiveness of the humanitarian initiative Grain from Ukraine were discussed in detail, Zelensky said.
15:26 Ukraine has agreed with its partners to receive warships to ensure the safety of ships in the grain corridor in the Black Sea, Zelensky said at the Grain from Ukraine conference: “We have agreed with our partners and will accompany ships at sea to ensure their safety. We already have "There are specific agreements on the receipt of ships. This is a matter of the near future."
In addition, according to the president, the Odessa region will be protected by additional air defense systems: “Very specific systems, a very specific request has already been sent to partners, and I can say that it has already been agreed upon. Soon this region will be protected by very powerful air defense systems. Not only ships are important to us , but also the people who live there."
14:17 The Russians cover Shahed drones with carbon fiber or repaint them black to make it harder for Ukrainian air defense to detect them, said Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat. According to him, the Russians have previously improved Iranian UAVs using composite materials for the reflective surface. Now they use carbon, which is an absorbent material for radar signals, and paint them black.
12:34 66 Russian drones were destroyed over the Kiev region at night - this is a record number for the region, said Air Force spokesman Yuri Ignat. For example, this New Year, the Russians attacked the capital with 45 drones, he added.
11:55 Russian Transport Minister Vitaly Savelyev said that Russia lost 76 passenger ships due to sanctions against the aviation industry.
11:48 President of Latvia Edgars Rinkevics, who is on a visit to Ukraine, showed how he hid in a shelter during a massive drone attack on the capital. “November 25, 05:10 am, Kyiv,” he wrote.
11:11 According to updated information, 74 out of 75 Shahed-131/136 attack UAVs were destroyed by air defense at night , the Air Force command reported.
10:06 As a result of the night attack, the main overhead power lines and distribution lines of regional power companies in the central region were damaged, Ukrenergo reported. “This means that the reliability of power supply in the region is reduced,” the company clarified. Emergency restoration work has already begun. During the period of restoration work, there may be restrictions on energy supply in Kyiv and the Kyiv region.
09:42 In the Kiev region, during a night attack as a result of falling debris, a fire occurred at the enterprise, it has already been extinguished. Three private houses and one multi-storey building were also damaged, the OVA reported. There were no hits on critical infrastructure, and no people were injured.
09:38 As a result of the night attack in Kiev, five people were injured, including an 11-year-old child, KGVA reported.
09:31 Swiss President Alain Berset arrived in Kyiv. He said that the purpose of the trip was to participate in the international summit on food security and meet with Zelensky.
09:19 Zelensky commented on the night attack: “More than 70 “martyrs” on the night of the day of remembrance of the victims of the Holodomor-genocide. Conscious terror. It was at this time. The Russian leadership is proud that it can kill. Our soldiers shot down most of the drones. Unfortunately, not all. But we continue to strengthen our air defense and shoot down more. And we continue to work to unite the world in defense against Russian terror. The terrorist state must lose and answer for what it has done."
09:10 At night, air defense destroyed 71 of 75 Shahed-type attack drones , the Air Force command reported. This is a record number of UAVs that the Russian Federation launched into Ukraine. The drones were launched from two directions - Primorsko-Akhtarsk and Kursk region. The main direction of attack is the city of Kyiv. Air defense operated in at least six regions of Ukraine: Kyiv, Sumy, Dnepropetrovsk, Zaporozhye, Nikolaev and Kirovograd. The vast majority of air targets were shot down in the Kyiv region.
In addition, an X-59 guided aircraft missile was destroyed in the Dnepropetrovsk region.
08:39 The General Staff announced the estimated losses of the Russian Federation as of the morning of November 25:
- personnel - about 323,760 (+860) people,
- tanks - 5502 (+6),
- armored combat vehicles - 10,263 (+7) units,
- artillery systems - 7851 (+18),
- MLRS - 905 (+1),
- air defense systems - 596 (+1),
- aircraft - 323 (+0),
- helicopters - 324 (+0),
- UAV of operational-tactical level - 5808 (+8),
- cruise missiles - 1565 (+1),
- ships/boats - 22 (+0),
- submarines - 1 (+0),
- automotive equipment and tank trucks - 10,259 (+29),
- special equipment - 1112 (+4).
08:26 After the shelling in Kiev, 77 residential buildings and 120 institutions remained without electricity, the Ministry of Energy reported.
07:50 Over the past 24 hours, 74 military clashes took place at the front, the General Staff reported in its morning report . In particular, the Defense Forces repelled 30 enemy attacks in the Avdeevsky direction (east of Novokalinovo, Novobakhmutovka, Stepnoy, Avdeevka, Severny and Pervomaisky, Donetsk region) and 15 attacks in Kupyansky (in the areas of Sinkovka, Petropavlovka, Kharkov region and Stelmakhovka, Lugansk region).
In the Liman direction, the Ukrainian Armed Forces repelled enemy attacks in the Serebryansky forestry area of the Lugansk region; on Bakhmutsky - near Bogdanovka, Ivanovsky, Kleshcheevka and Andreevka, Donetsk region; on Maryinsky - in the areas of Marinka and Novomikhailovka, Donetsk region, on Zaporozhye - near Rabotino and Novopokrovka, Zaporozhye region. The enemy did not conduct offensive actions in the Shakhtarsky direction.
At the same time, the Defense Forces continue their offensive in the Melitopol direction and south of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, and in the Kherson direction they hold their positions on the left bank of the Dnieper.
07:32 At night, the Russians attacked Kiev with drones, the city military administration reports. Debris fell in several areas of the capital, including Solomensky, Goloseevsky, Dneprovsky, Pechersky. In the Solomensky district, two people were injured, including a child - they had an acute reaction, not stress, doctors provided assistance on the spot.